For decades, museums have displayed colonial era art as chronicles of discovery, empire, and cultural exchange. But in today’s postcolonial world, these same works demand new eyes and new voices. Across continents, curators, artists, and communities are reexamining the visual legacy of colonialism, turning galleries once built to celebrate dominance into spaces that question, deconstruct, and heal. Seeing the Frame, Not Just the Painting Colonial art is often admired for its
